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- What is non Tertian harmony?
- What is a non Tertian chord?
- How do guitar chords get their name?
- What is a Tertian triad?
What is non Tertian harmony?
Non-tertian harmony. Looking for new harmonic vocabulary, composers in the 20th century explored harmonies based on intervals other than thirds. This non-tertian harmony includes quartal (based on 4ths), quintal (fifths), and secondal (2nds).
What is a non Tertian chord?
Quartal harmony refers to chords stacked entirely (or mostly) in fourths. Quintal harmony refers to chords stacked entirely (or mostly) in fifths. Secundal harmony refers to chords stacked entirely (or mostly) in seconds.
How do guitar chords get their name?
A chord is two or more different notes played simultaneously. ... Chords derive their names from the root note; so a C chord has C for its root note and a G7 chord will have G. The interval between the root note and the third determines whether a chord is a major or minor.
What is a Tertian triad?
In music theory, tertian (Latin: tertianus, "of or concerning thirds") describes any piece, chord, counterpoint etc. constructed from the intervals of (major and minor) thirds.
